by Dr Bethany Beckett | Nov 15, 2018 | Tuberculosis
Here are two short stories, inspired by our clients and told by our local team members. The first one is about our rheumatic heart disease (RHD) program, from a local team member in a place called Aleiu: We had a boy in the village who was very sick. But his parents...
by Helen Moorfoot | Nov 13, 2018 | Tuberculosis
“A 23 year old female was admitted to Klibur Domin with infectious TB, she had been started on treatment a month previously. She had 2 young children, 5 months and 2 years, at home. Young children are at high risk of developing TB, and if they are a contact of a...
by Tom Penman | Oct 19, 2018 | Tuberculosis
This elderly man is awaiting test results to see if he has tuberculosis. He has already had the disease 3 times, on each occasion receiving 6-8 months of treatment. He is losing weight and his chest x-ray shows signs of his previous tuberculosis. Doctors need to...
by Doctor Jeremy | Aug 14, 2018 | HIV/AIDS, Malnutrition, News, Nursing and Midwifery, Timorese Doctors, Tuberculosis, Women's Health
Welcome to our Christmas newsletter. The people of East Timor are fortunate that you have chosen to continue to support Maluk Timor in its endevour to improve the health of its most marginalized. Unless you’re a regular Facebook follower, you probably have relatively...
by Helen Moorfoot | Aug 11, 2018 | Rheumatic Heart Disease, Timorese Doctors, Tuberculosis
Dr Josh presenting at DFTB conference………….. Don’t Forget The Bubbles was conceived as a way of sharing our collective knowledge. What started out as four enthusiastic players (Tessa, Ben, Henry and Andy) has grown so much bigger. With over 70...
by Helen Moorfoot | Jul 20, 2018 | Tuberculosis
The commitment is strong to stamp out Tuberculosis. Here some of our staff are partnering with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), going into the back of beyond in the district of Maliana chasing out cases of Tuberculosis.
by Dr Bethany Beckett | Jun 11, 2018 | Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is the number 1 killer in Timor-Leste, and there are so many barriers to be overcome in gaining control of this epidemic. Maluk Timor is working to increase the understanding, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Tuberculosis across Timor Leste. Our...
by Dr Bethany Beckett | Jun 3, 2018 | Timorese Doctors, Tuberculosis
As part of exposing and increase the understanding of Timorese doctors to disability and it’s impact they have joined Klibur Domin on their home visits into the surrounding region. They are doing a medical assessment on the clients and learning about how to give...
by Doctor Jeremy | Dec 4, 2017 | Tuberculosis
The Tuberculosis program is still in development, but will be ready to launch in February 2018. Our organisation has a terrific history in the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, the world’s number one infectious killer (and Timor-Leste sits number 1 in Asia,...
